Returner Classroom Teacher | SALA (Summer Arts for Learning Academy)

SUMMER ARTS FOR LEARNING ACADEMY (SALA)

CLASSROOM TEACHER

Reports to: Site Director Summer Arts for Learning Academy

About the Summer Arts for Learning Academy:

Baltimore City Schools Summer Arts for Learning Academy (SALA) operated by Arts for Learning Maryland offers students an opportunity to imagine create and express who they are through the arts. This is an action-packed full-day five-week program (Monday - Thursday) that introduces students to a wide variety of art forms from illustration and spoken word to percussion drama and dance which gives students a chance to work alongside students from across the city and be taught by professional Artists. Students work is celebrated through a student showcase on the final day of the program. Arts for Learning Maryland will host ten Academy sites throughout the city locations TBD.

Mission and Core Values:

The mission of Arts for Learning Marylands Summer Arts for Learning Academy (SALA) is to provide students with an opportunity to spend summer learning from the best Teachers and Teaching Artists our state has to offer. Through a dynamic creative and supportive environment students will explore math and literacy in a unique arts-integrated environment that allows them to develop socially and emotionally expands their personal creative process introduces them to different art forms taught by professional Artists and allows them to experience math and literacy content from a different lens.

We...

• believe unwaveringly that ALL students can achieve high standards in and through the arts.
• provide opportunities for students to develop powerfully articulate voices through art forms and honor their creative processes along the way.
• create safe brave learning environments for students to grow make mistakes and contribute to the community.
• collaborate and reflect by learning from and with each other at every step of the process cultivating positive relationships between all ages.
• encourage the development of critical thinking problem solving inquiry imagination and creativity and provide multiple ways for students to demonstrate knowledge and mastery.
• learn about honor and leverage the cultural knowledge experiences and frames of reference of our students and community to make learning more relevant and effective.
• ensure that our students are known loved supported celebrated and valued.

SALA Classroom Teacher

Job Description

The SALA grade level Classroom Teacher is key to ensuring rigorous and meaningful learning in both literacy and math at SALA sites. Classroom Teachers will be paired with a highly skilled Teaching Artist for the entire program (Monday - Thursday) to provide arts-integrated instruction daily. Together they will co-plan and co-teach one class of arts-integrated math and one class of arts-integrated literacy to the same students each day. All Teachers are expected to lead a daily morning SQUAD session in partnership with their Artist.

Ideal Classroom Teachers Have:

• A current teaching certification; teachers with special education certifications are also encouraged to apply as a general Classroom Teacher. SALA does not have self-contained classrooms.
• A willingness to be flexible in service to our SALA community.
• A passion for students: an ability to build meaningful relationships and a desire to go above and beyond to ensure each students success.
• A strong interest (with experience preferred) in arts integration and co-teaching.
• A willingness to use either the school office landline or their personal cell phone (number blocking is acceptable) to contact parents regularly.
• An ability to attend and engage in all required training and program dates.
• An ability to create inclusive environments where all students unique gifts and talents are discovered and cultivated and where students identities (racial cultural social gender etc.) are acknowledged affirmed and reflected around them.
• An ability to examine biases and an understanding of the concepts of institutional and structural racism and its impact on policies and practices especially related to the administration of public education.
• A commitment to seeing families as partners in education and communicating with them regularly.
• A strong desire to fully integrate into a non-traditional learning environment where flexibility is strongly valued and where new and innovative ideas are not only cultivated but expected from all staff.

Please note staff working in SALA will need to be able to stand walk and be active throughout the entire duration of the program day. They will need to be able to keep up with and supervise students within and outside the classroom for example during Fitness and Fun time and field trips. Staff will also need to be able to lift up to 20lbs on occasion when setting up and breaking down classroom and/or preparing for performances and other events. Bending kneeling and climbing stairs are also frequently needed during SALA.

Job Responsibilities:

The SALA Classroom Teacher is part of the Instructional Team. All members of the Instructional Team have a responsibility to:

• Create a positive culture and climate within the classroom by centering the programs mission and core values and addressing any issues within the parameters of site procedures and expectations.
• Build relationships with students staff and parents and create a positive supportive community within the classroom and site.
• Attend all professional development and planning meetings as instructed by Arts for Learning and SALA Site Directors
• Complete or oversee the completion of all required paperwork as assigned by the Site Director including student attendance records student pre and post surveys or assessments student observation rubrics student progress reports etc.
• Engage parents guardians and families effectively including responding to family inquiries in a timely manner and contacting parents/guardians to provide progress updates share challenges etc.
• Assist with the preparation and planning of the final student culminating showcase.
• Collaborate with and provide support for various partnerships and external stakeholders.
• Support fitness & fun at least two times per week in partnership with the P.E. teacher
• Submit verbal and written reports as required.
• Administer student program evaluations.
• Follow and uphold all site health and safety procedures.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Classroom Teachers have the following specific responsibilities:

• Lead a daily 30-minute SQUAD (morning meeting time) that promotes character development and builds one-on-one relationships with students.
• Serve as lead Teacher for two daily arts-integrated classes: one math and one literacy.
• In partnership with a Teaching Artist deliver content effectively via the Artists art form. Teachers are the grade level common core math & literacy content specialists in the Artist/Teacher pairs and they will need to be willing to learn about their Teaching Artists art form in order to provide appropriate arts-integrated instruction.
• Support their Teaching Artist partner and their students in daily Arts Explorations or Majors taught by Teaching Artists in the afternoons.
• Support SALAbrations and/or field trips every Thursday.
• Provide one-on-one instruction and support to students as needed.
• If applicable provide mentorship and support to your assigned Teaching Assistant to facilitate their growth and development as a future Classroom Teacher.

Required Dates Times and Working Hours:

SALA Classroom Teachers must be able to commit to attending program and training days including PD week shortly before program launch and spring PD dates that will occur March-June. Specific dates and deadlines will be provided in a timely manner and all training is paid.

SALA Program Dates: For all Baltimore sites the program will run Monday through Thursday for a 5 week period of time. Program hours for students are 8:30 am (Breakfast) to 3:00 pm.

• Classroom Teachers time commitment: 7 hours a day (8.30am - 3.30pm). Please note the option of being a Partial Day teacher is no longer available.
• Weekly Meetings and Planning Time: One 30-minute staff meeting per week (days/times TBD by Site Directors); Planning time (vertical and co-planning): 2 hours a week (more information on this during Spring PD). These hours are required and paid.

Compensation:

• The SALA Classroom Teacher position is a temporary non-exempt position and is not eligible for health benefits. However you are eligible for Sick and Safe Leave
• Classroom Teachers will be paid an hourly rate of $50
• ALL positions will be paid at the hourly rate of $25 for all professional development sessions and training.

Time Off:

Grant and special-funded staff hired for short-term assignments internships and as temporary project-based staff are not eligible to accrue PTO however Sick and Safe leave is available to these employees. Sick and Safe Leave is accrued at a rate of one hour for every thirty hours worked and begins accruing on day one of employment. Employees may use the leave in increments of 1 hour or greater. Employees will be paid at their current regular rate for each accrued Sick and Safe Leave hour used.

Employees who have questions about Sick and Safe Leave including (i) their eligibility for Sick and Safe Leave; (ii) when Sick and Safe Leave may be used; and (iii) the amount of available Sick and Safe Leave should promptly contact the People Operations Department ()

To apply:

For consideration apply online at: for Learning Maryland (formerly Young Audiences of Maryland) is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to cultivating a diverse workforce and equitable workplace. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds regardless of race ethnicity gender sexual orientation gender identity and expression age national origin veteran status and disability. All qualified applications will be given equal opportunity.

Required Experience:

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